As a continuation from last week, I'm going to review a couple of piss cheap white Zinfandels. I ended up at the liquor store with a couple of friends looking for something to drink for the night and we came up with the idea of getting a couple wines of the same varietal at different price levels and comparing them. For the absolutely dirt cheap one we picked out an Arbor Mist Strawberry White Zin and for a slightly more upscale but still conservative one we picked up Sutter Home's White Zin.
We'll start with Arbor Mist because theres not much to say about it. The artificial strawberry flavor overpowered just about everything else. It basically just tasted like a strawberry apple juice. The only Zin trait that was really able to power through was a slight peppery aftertaste, but it was just barely there. To be fair though, the bottle was less than $5, so what else could you expect. If you like strawberry apple juice, I'd say this is a steal for you.
As for the Sutter Home, like the other Sutter Home's I've reviewed on here, it was nothing special, but still serviceable. It had a slight floral and apricot smell, which was pleasant and smooth. The pepper in the taste was underwhelming, but the balanced apricot acidity and tannic finish still made it enjoyable with just a hint of bite. At $8 its decent, but don't expect anything spectacular.
Wines Reviewed:
Arbor Mist Strawberry White Zin: https://www.totalwine.com/wine/fruit-wine/fruit-blends/arbor-mist-strawberry-white-zinfandel/p/19940750?s=101
Sutter Home White Zin: https://www.sutterhome.com/wines/white-zinfandel/
We'll start with Arbor Mist because theres not much to say about it. The artificial strawberry flavor overpowered just about everything else. It basically just tasted like a strawberry apple juice. The only Zin trait that was really able to power through was a slight peppery aftertaste, but it was just barely there. To be fair though, the bottle was less than $5, so what else could you expect. If you like strawberry apple juice, I'd say this is a steal for you.
As for the Sutter Home, like the other Sutter Home's I've reviewed on here, it was nothing special, but still serviceable. It had a slight floral and apricot smell, which was pleasant and smooth. The pepper in the taste was underwhelming, but the balanced apricot acidity and tannic finish still made it enjoyable with just a hint of bite. At $8 its decent, but don't expect anything spectacular.Wines Reviewed:
Arbor Mist Strawberry White Zin: https://www.totalwine.com/wine/fruit-wine/fruit-blends/arbor-mist-strawberry-white-zinfandel/p/19940750?s=101
Sutter Home White Zin: https://www.sutterhome.com/wines/white-zinfandel/
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